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06-12-2005, 08:03 AM
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401 Ikvot Habarzel
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Palestinian Authority Executes Four Men
Palestinian Authority Executes Four Men
Sunday, June 12, 2005 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian security forces on Sunday executed convicts for the first time since 2001 as part of a campaign to rein in lawlessness that has plagued the West Bank and Gaza Strip (search) during four years of fighting with Israel (search). The four men executed were convicted of murder and sentenced to death by Palestinian courts, Interior Ministry spokesman Tawfiq Abu Housa said. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (search) signed the execution orders on Saturday, he added. Three of the men were hanged and one was shot by a firing squad. "There is a new policy of enforcing the law to face and fight the chaos and lawlessness in the Palestinian territories," Abu Housa said. The Palestinian Authority has had the death penalty in place since its establishment in 1994. However, late leader Yasser Arafat stopped authorizing executions after international human rights groups criticized the Palestinian use of the death penalty. The Palestinian security forces have been weakened significantly during more than four years of fighting with Israel. Armed men wander the streets fomenting violence and getting in shootouts with security forces. Despite Israeli and U.S. demands that Abbas disarm militant groups, he has so far refused to do so, saying that his security forces are not strong enough to confront the armed factions. Instead, he has sought to co-opt the groups, reaching temporary truce deals with them, leading to a lull in fighting with Israel. However, the lawlessness in the Palestinian areas has continued. Just in the past week, at least two gunbattles erupted in Gaza between security forces and militants.
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06-12-2005, 11:56 AM
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Are we sure these people aren't just political opponents?
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06-12-2005, 12:05 PM
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No man is free until all men are free - John Hossack I agree completely with this Administration’s goal of a regime change in Iraq-John Kerry even if that enforcement is mostly at the hands of the United States, a right we retain even if the Security Council fails to act-John Kerry He may even miscalculate and slide these weapons off to terrorist groups to invite them to be a surrogate to use them against the United States. It’s the miscalculation that poses the greatest threat-John Kerry |
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06-12-2005, 21:37 PM
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Defense sources confirmed Sunday that the four Palestinians executed in Gaza were convicted rapists and murderers, not collaborators with Israel.
Earlier Sunday, Palestinian sources told Haaretz that one of those executed had indeed been convicted of collaboration with Israel. Great, they killed some rapists and murders, but my problem with this is that they killed collaborator with Israel- seems like the arabs don't change afterall |
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